Arithmetic Progression MCQ Set 1

ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION MCQ SET 1

1. For which value of k; the series 2 , 3 + k and 6 are in A,P, ?

(a) 4

(b) 3

(c) 1

(d) 2

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Answer: C

2. Twentieth term of an A.P. is 101 and first term is 6 . What will be the common difference ?

(a) 7

(b) 4

(c) 5

(d) 6

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Answer: C

3. What is the first term of an AP series having total 25 terms whose last term is 314 and the common difference is 12?

(a) 28

(b) 26

(c) 24

(d) 22

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Answer: B

4. If 5th term of an arithmetic progression (AP) series is 16 and 9th term is 22 , then find the seventh (7th) term of the series .

(a) 25

(b) 22

(c) 19

(d) None of these

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Answer: C

5. Find the nth term of 
5 , 2 -1 , …….

(a) 5 – 2n

(b) 8 – 3n

(c) 7 – 3n

(d) 4 – n

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Answer: B

6. What is the 11th term for the given arithmetic progression?
2 , 6 , 10 , 14 , 18 , …….

(a) 38

(b) 44

(c) 42

(d) 46

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Answer: C

7. What will be the 10th term of the arithmetic progression 2 , 7 , 12 , ____ ?

(a) 45

(b) 43

(c) 97

(d) 47

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 Answer: D

8. In a certain A.P., 5 times of 5th term is equal to 8 times the 8th term , then find its 13th term .

(a) 0

(b) 1

(c) 2

(d) 4

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Answer: A

9. How many terms are there in the A.P.
3 , 7 , 11 , ……. , 407 ?

(a) 96

(b) 102

(c) 100

(d) 108

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Answer: B

10. Find the tn for an arithmetic progression where t3 = 22 , t17 = -20 .

(a) 3n – 32

(b) 3n – 31

(c) -3n + 31

(d) -3n + 32

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Answer: C